Support for Staff
Welcome to the Library. The Library plays a significant role in supporting the University’s teaching learning and research mission through the provision of relevant information resources and associated services.
Your key contacts
Each Academic Division and research concentration of the University has a designated team of librarians who provide training programs in the effective use of information sources and identify resources to support your teaching and research activities. We can provide assistance with new electronic information resources in your area of specialisation, the information literacy needs of your students, and the purchase of new library material. Please contact your Academic Library Services team for assistance.
Other contacts
Other contacts for assistance include:
- Copyright Coordinator
- Off Campus Library Service for UniSA staff engaged in rural, remote and offshore locations
- Library services for students with disabilities
- UniSA Research Archive for assistance with depositing research into UniSA's online repository
- Ask the Library
How do I find information for my teaching and research?
The Library provides access to a wide range of information resources, available from its home page.
- Use Summon (opens in new window) to find information on any topic from the Library's online and print and database collections. Summon simultaneously searches the Library catalogue, UniSA Research Archive and millions of fulltext articles
- The Catalogue (opens in new window) provides access to all resources available through the Library including print and electronic books, theses, research proposals, journals, audio-visual materials and databases
- Databases contain references to materials such as journal articles, conference proceedings and theses, in all UniSA disciplines. Full text is available for some materials
- TopicLaunch provide a launch pad to authoritative, reliable resources and information on a specific topic
- A-Z list of electronic books and journals (opens in new window) contain a subject and title list of journals available online
- Google Scholar is a free service for searching scholarly literature. You may be able to link to "Full Text at UniSA" where the Library has an electronic subscription
How do I access resources?
Staff can obtain resources from any campus of the UniSA library, as well as from other South Australian, Australian and international libraries
- Loan conditions for UniSA staff
- UniSA staff and students borrowing from other institutions includes local and interstate universities
- Contact the Document Delivery and Interlibrary Loans Service for items not available at the University of South Australia Library
- Suggest new resources to be purchased for the Library collection
What resources are available to support my research?
Resources to help you to manage the research process
- ERA resources provide information about how to use resources to obtain bibliometric measures such as journal impact factors and citation analysis
- Managing References has links to information about EndNote and RefWorks bibliographic management software
- Strategies for Successful Research (SSR) is a series of oncampus and online workshops
- Keeping up to date online workshop will assist you in keeping informed of the literature and new developments in your area of research
What resources are available to support my teaching?
The Library provides a range of services and resources for students and staff involved in teaching . Contact your Academic Library Services team to discuss resource and teaching needs, such as resources required and the development of online assignment help workshops.
- eReadings
- Grab your students’ attention : audio and video, on and off the web (opens in new window) held on the 10th of June, this Library presentation showcased a range of audio visual multidisciplinary and subject specific resources to enrich course offerings as well as covering information about how to embed resources within courses. Includes 2 academics sharing their experiences of integrating audio visual resources into their courses
- Images and Audiovisual TopicLaunch explore the Library’s extensive collection of audiovisual resources to support your teaching, includes information for staff on selecting and recommending new audiovisual resources for the collection
- Information Literacy
- Placing items in the High Demand Collection
- Support for your remote students
- Scholarship of teaching conferences
- Scholarship of teaching journals
- Resources for teaching offshore
Support for Program Evaluation Reviews and Library Impact Statements
Program Evaluation Review
The Academic Library Services teams can help you prepare for Program Evaluation Reviews or external accreditations by providing detailed information about the training, collections and other services the Library delivers for specific programs.
Library Impact Statement
The Academic Library Services teams will prepare a Library Impact Statement that assesses and reports on the implications of new programs or changes to existing programs. The Library requires 10 working days from receipt of the program documentation to complete Impact Statements. The Statement will cover physical and electronic resources required and any other support services such as training. Costings for establishment and recurrent requirements will be provided.
Other staff
- A confidential, fast track service for senior University staff requiring reference and information services in support of the corporate activities of the University
Other helpful information
More information is available from these Library guides
- Academic and Professional Staff (PDF, opens in new window))
- Checklist for Higher Degree by Research Students
- Higher Degree by Research (PDF, opens in new window)
